Forsyth County News is a subscription-based local newspaper covering news in Forsyth County in Georgia. It is published twice a week on Wednesday and Sunday, with a weekend e-edition available on Fridays and is entirely owned by Metro Market Media. The Gainesville Times and Dawson County News also became part of Metro Market Media in the same transaction. Stephanie Woody is the Publisher. The Forsyth County News serves a population of 227,967. Joe Patterson founded Forsyth County News in 1908 in downtown Cumming, Georgia. Joe Patterson sold the newspaper to Roy P. Otwell, who then combined the North Georgian and Forsyth County News into one newspaper. In 1954, Charles Smithgall Sr. bought the newspaper and eventually sold it to News Corp in the 1970s. News Corp had been publishing Gwinnett Daily News, Forsyth County News, and Winder News. Robert Fowler sold News Corp to The New York Times for 103 million dollars in 1987. By 1994, Swartz-Morris Media acquired Forsyth County News and the Forsyth Forum Newspaper, the county legal organ, and merged them into the new Forsyth County News. During 2018, the newspaper was purchased by Metro Market Media in a family transaction. More information...
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